4.4 Options Used by `--extract'

The previous chapter showed how to use `--extract' to extract
an archive into the file system. Various options cause tar to
extract more information than just file contents, such as the owner,
the permissions, the modification date, and so forth. This section
presents options to be used with `--extract' when certain special
considerations arise. You may review the information presented in
How to Extract Members from an Archive for more basic information about the
`--extract' operation.